SECOND I1L BANQUET OF THE
OTOE U U LI N T Y DEN
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Judge H. D. Travis of This Gty One of the Orators of the Occasion
Governor Shallenberger Present.
PACIFIC
The second annual banquet of the ,
'Otoe Democratic club held last even
:g at Syracuse, Nob., was one of the
greatest banquets ever held In Ne
braska If press reports are any crtter
ioi to Judge by. In point of attend
ant and enthusiasm It has not been
equalled in the history of the etate.
It fe generally regarded as the open
:bg gun of the campaign of 1910, and
throughout the state, the speeches
which were delivered there will be
tarefully scrutinized as the pronoun
ment of the several big leaders of
ifhe party In the state. Plattsmouth
takes particular pride in the splendid
veeeptlon given Hon. II. D. Travis of
r;hls city. Judge Travis spoke upon
"Conservation" and his address is
stated to have been one of the strong
est and ablest delivered upon this line
for some time past. Judge Travis as
an orator Is the equal of any in th
?ate and the reception which his
pneech received last evening is an
evidence that he struck the keynote
when he sounded his views on the
subject.
This morning's World-Herald had
a splendid account of the banquet
from which the following is an ex
cerpt:
Democrats of Otoe county who have
learned to fight, who have learned to
organize and pull together; who have
found the way to teach the young
voters the lasting lessons of Demo
racv. who have learned to win
party on tariff and rules question as
a forerunner of a great Democratic
victory and the turning of the people
to that party for relief. Congressman
Hitchcock gave a vivid and highly
Interesting account of the big fight
over the rules in congress last week.
His speech was greeted with great
enthusiasm and he made a distinct
hit. 1
Letters or regret were received
from a number of Democratic leaders
including George W. Berge while
Congressman Maguire sent a tele
gram of congratulation and greet
ings. Hon B. S. "Littlefield of Otoe
county was another of the speakers
of the evening who delivered an elo
quent and able address.
Referring to Judge Travis' speech,
the World-Herald says:
Judge II. D. Travis of Plattsmouth
spoke upon "Conservation." His ad
dress was an arraignment of the Re
publican politics in the direction of
Taftism and Balllngerism. In part he
said:
"The world was made for man, not
man for the world. This government
was created by the people, not for a
day or a year or a century, but for
all time. The lands, the rivers, the
seas, the mountains, the mines, the
water, was created not alone for the
people for this day and generation,
but for ages to come. What is not
necessary for the use of this genera
tion is to be preserved and conserved
IfSjPPEAL
Asks Lancaster County District
Court for Relief .
against odds, and to wear the laurels ,by this generation for subsequent gen-
of victory with becoming pride and jerations.
srace, last nights banquetted in this j
city and renewed their strength and
aggressiveness for the coming cam
paign. Surrounded by delightful environ
ments and enthused by the best elo
quence the state affords, the Joy of
hearing a Travis, a Shallenberger, a
Thompson and a Hitchcock adding
their testimony to that of their own
well known orators to Democracy, the
voters of Otoe county have prepared
to fight the best battle of their lives.
This was the second annual ban
quet of the Otoe Democratic club, an
organization born of the victory won
by the Bryan volunteers of two years
ago and strengthened in growth and
prestige by having already reaped the
rewards of its aggressiveness in this
-ounty. It was given at the opera
house, a dollar dinner of splendid
character prepared by the ladies of
the Congregational church, and serv
ed by them with delightful good taste
and efficiency. The banquet was both
peculiar and delightful in that the
voters brought their wives and moth
ers and sisters. A gathering of the
most intelligent men and women of
the community, 125 in all, earnestly
studying the political Issues of the
day. The organization of a club that
has been able to accomplish these
results and to arrange such a ban
quet is in the hands of these enter
prising officers:
L. B. Smoyer, president; H. L.
Pohlman, treasurer; H. E. Baker, se
cretary; George Seymour, vice presi
dent; W. N. Brehm, third vice presi
dent; William Riege, fourth vice pres
ident ;executive committee, J. W.
McKay, J. L. Metzger, H. II. Little
field. The delicious dinner began at 8
o'clock and was enjoyed to the ac
companiment of cheery music by the
Syracuse orchestra. At Its conclusion
the closest attention was given to the
speakers of the evening.
Governor Shallenberger also deliv
ered a fine speech and had a great
deal of fun at the expense of the
several candidates for the United
States senatorship. He touched upon
the tariff and declared explicitly for
true reform and a reduction in the
high rates of the Cannon-Aldrich tar
iff. He also entered into a discussion
of state Issues and declared that the
laws which, the Republican supreme
court had nullified after the Demo
cratic legislature had passed them,
would yet be put on the books and
to Btay, this Including the bank guar
antee law and the non-partisan Judi
ciary law. He referred to the re
ent trouble In the state normal school
at Peru and regretted the Injection
of politics Into the schools by the
Republican board of control. He also
referred to the flattering showing of
the state finances and the strict
economy which had been practiced In
the state and all this accomplished
defpite the fact that the last legisla
ture had appropriated $300,000 more
for educational purposes than the Re
publican legislature. He also declared
his faith In the people electing Demo
crats throughout the state at the next
r lection.
Congressman Hitchcock was next
introduced and his speech was main
ly along lines of national politics, he
holding the change In the Republican
ALVO.
"In 133 years, the length of life to
this day of the American republic, the
population of the United States has
increased from three million to more
than eighty million. All of that ter
ritory north of the Ohio and west of
the Mississpippl has been brought, in
this time, under the dominion of civi
lized man. In another 133 years new
lands to be acqured by the individual
citizen will long since have been ex
hausted. Why this unnatural haste
to put a premium upon the destruc
tion of the trees of the forest by
refusing the admission of foreign
lumber? To keep out Cnnadian lum
ber by a tariff tax that is but to en
courage the cutting of more lumber
from the already denuded mountains
of the western part of the United
States.
"Why must the production of coal
In the United States be encouraged by
a tariff on foreign coal when it is
well known that the supply in the
United States is limited and that fu-
t
ture generations will be without coal?
Do we not believe that our country
is to exist for at least a thousand
years? Then why this inordinate
haste to destroy the resources of our
country and to exhaust them as soon
as possible?
"The Almighty God has placed
mountains of coal in Alaska, way up
In the frozen north, safely and wise
ly put away for the use of the future
generations of our people. Why this
inordinate haste of corporations to
procure its possession? This prop
erty belongs to the people of the
United States to own to the hundredth
generation, or the ten-thousands for
that matter. Democracy means the
people. The people demand the con
servation of our natural reserves.
The Democracy of America demands
the conservation of our national re
sources. The Democrats of the Unit
ed States and of Nebraska demand
the conservation of our national resources."
Hon. William H. Thompson of
Grand Island, was another of the
speakers of the evening, his theme
being "Platform Pledges." Mr.
Thompson Is among the ablest of
Democracy's leaders in the state and
he fully lived up to his reputation
last night. His speech defended par-
tsanshlp but he demanded that par
ties practice the same high grade of
honesty required in business. He
also demanded the holding of public
officials to strict accountability for
their charge from the people. He
declared that a platform pledge was
a sacred trust to be kept inviolate by
those who gave It.. He took up the
pledges of the Democratic party In Its
several platforms and pointed out
how they had been worked into prac
tice although by other parties who
had followed in the trail of Demo
cracy, and he pointed out that the
recent amending of the rules was In
line with the long fight which the
Democracy had made for many years.
He also predicted a great rise In In
dependent voting and the right of
the people to rule.
The Missouri Pacific railway com
pany has appealed to the Lancaster
county district court from the order
of the state railway commission re
quiring the appealing corporation to
Install one of the telephones of the
Farmers' United telephone company
in Its station at Panama, on or before
.larch 28, 1910. In its petition, which
was filed yesterday, the Missouri Pa
cific attacks the constitutionality of
the BartOB bill which was enacted by
the last legislature.
In the first place, the plaintiff al
leges that the town of Panama has but
few Inhabitants and but little busi
ness or traffic coming to the line of
plaintiff, and that there is no reason
able necessity, nor demand by the
public for the installation of the tele
phone service ordered. It Is further
asserted that by enactment of the
legislature all telephone companies
are common carriers, and it should
be and Is the duty of such telephone
company, If public necessity- exists or
the needs of the public require It, to
install, maintain and operate at its
expense, a telephone where needed.
and there Is no more renson or Jus
tice in requiring the plaintiff a com
mon carrier, to maintain a telephone
owned by the Farmers' United tele
phone company than there would be
to require the telephone company to
maintain and operate a railrond for
the. use of its patrons.
It Is asserted that the liartos act
Is unconstitutional for the reason
that It contains more than one subject
which is not expressed in its title
and that It attempts to create a mis
demeanor, carrying with it severe
penalities, and that no such like of
fense had therefore been created by,
nor was It In violation of any of the
laws of the state, no reference to
which is made In the title of the act.
It Is further charged that the law
was never legally passed not having
been signed by the presiding officers
of the different branches of the legis
lature. It is further urged that the
act is unconstitutional In that it de
nies the plaintiff the equal protection
of the laws, because It affords no
tribunal with discretional or judicial
powers to hear and determine the
rights of plaintiff as to the public
necessity of a telephone in the sta
tion at Panama. The provision of the
statute Is that if the railway com
mission upon complaint ana Investi
gation, shall find thai the telephone
service is not what It should be, It
shall by order fix the service to be
furnished, and this without any refer
ence to the public necessity or rea
sonable demand.
Other grounds upon which the
charge of unconstitutionality is based
are that the statute deprives the
plaintiff of its property without due
process of law; that it requires plain
tiff to Install, maintain and pit)' for
the use of a telephone for persona
desiring to use the same, whether
said persons desire to use the rail
road or Its instrumentalities or not,
and finally, that "the penalties pre
scribed are so severe and confiscatory
and direful In consequence upon fail
ure to comply with any order of the
railway commission respecting such
telephones, that such company Is put
in fear of loss and confiscation of
property and the liberty of the offi
cers thereof, and thereby, this plain
tiff Is denied the liberty of contesting
the constitutionality of such action or
the reasonableness thereof, and is
denied the equal protection of the
laws."
The plaintiff therefore asks that
the order of the railway commission
be annulled and set aside. State
Journal.
The above act Is the act under
which the state railway commission
ordered telephones In at Murray, Ne
hawka, Weeping Water, Elmwood,
Louisville and other Cass county
towns and considerable curiosity over
what would be done In case the law
Is upset by the railroad company Is
manifest.
Ed. Stone went to Murdock Mon
day.
.Mr. Nelson left Saturday for Fair-
bury.
Earl Coin of Lincoln was in town
Sunday.
S. C, Uoyles Is having his residence
remodeled.
Perry Foreman went to Havdock
Sunday evning. t . . .:' .
Miss Grace Bailey came in Satur
day evening from Plattsmouth.
Miss Marie Stroemer visited the
home folks Saturday and Sunaay.
Sam Jordan came home Saturday
on No. 17 to visit the home folks.
J. V. Parsell of Lincoln was in
town between trains Wednesday.
Mr. and .Mrs. "E. M. Stone went to
Omaha Wednesday In their auto.
Mrs. Eugene Schroff went to Om
aha the first of the week to do shop
ping.
Edward Parsell of Lincoln was here
for a few days finishing the corn gathering.
Miss Stella Stuot went to Lincoln
Sunday evening, returning Monday
evening by way of Eagle.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George
Sheeseley Thursday, March 17, 1910,
a boy.
J. H. Stroemer was a business visi
tor in Omaha Monday, returning on
Tuesday.
Miss Agnes Anderson of Weeping
Water visited with Mrs. Geo. Sheese
ley last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Boyles of Lin
coln are spending the week with S.
C. Boyles and family.
Sam Cachner has put up several j
tombstones this week at Belmont,
Camp Creek and other places.
Clarence Curyea went to Kansas
Sunday evening. Ilia wife accom
panied him as far as Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Thomas left Sun
day for a visit with their daughter,
Mrs. W. Sudera and family at Clatona.
Mrs. .1. M. Campbell and daughter
Ree Campbell, lent Friday for their
new home in White Lake, South Da
kota. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cushmer enter
tained at dinner last Friday Mr. and
Mrs. H. Hardknock and Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Skiles.
Mrs. Hllman, Mis. Compton and
Will Compton of Weeping Water,
have been visiting Mrs. Geo. Sheese
ley this week.
John Wolfe of Red Cloud, came In
Friday to visit his son Schuyler Wolfe
and family, and his sister, Miss Mary
Wolfe and brother, Isaac Wolfe and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prouty went to
Lincoln last Wednesday where Mrs.
Prouty will be operated upon by Dr.
Shoemaker. Mr. Prouty returned
home Thursday.
There Is talk again of an Interur
ban railroad passing through Alvo.
'TIs said the road will leave Omaha
and pass through Richfield, Louis
vllle, Murdock, Alvo, Bethany and
then southwest. '
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Death of Mr. Alley.
Cynthia Ann Alley was born in
Clinton county, Indiana, March 12,
1841. She died March 12, 1910, age
69 years. On March 27, 1860, she
was marrb'd to Leander Friend. To
this union six children were born,
three boys and three girls. Her hus
band and five of the children, three
boys, James Friend of University
Place, Neb., Enimett Friend of Uni
versity Place, Neb., and Arthur
Friend of Alvo, Neb., and two girls,
Mrs. Chas. Godby of Alvo, and Mrs.
J. M. Campbell of White Lake, S. I).,
and have all been with her during her
last Illness. About two years after
her marriage her husband enlisted In
the union army and spent about three
years in the civil war. During this
time Mrs. Friend lived with an uncle
and aunt and bore many hardships
to keep soul and body together. In
February, 1870, she, with her fam
ily, moved to Cass county, Neb. Mr.
Friend took a homestead, where for
years she tolled and sacrificed In
every way to raise her family and
have a home. A few years ago they
left the farm and moved to Alvo,
where she died. When she was twelve
years old she united with the Metho
dist Episcopal church and died with
a strong faith in her Savior. She knew
what it was to labor and secrlflco
for the Master's cause. For years she
was president of the Ladles Aid so
ciety and a stewardness In the church.
She also held a life certificate In the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
of the Methodist church. For three
years her health has been falling and
during the past year she has been
able to attend the church services but
a few times. About seven weeks ago
she became bedfast where she suf
fered intense pnln most of the time.
Had Mrs. Friend lived until March
27, 1910, the children had planned
to celebrate her golden wedding.
Tho family have the sympathy of
all. The remains were laid to rest in
the Alvo cemetery.
Fans Held Meeting Last Night
and Formed Organization
A large and enthusiastic crowd was
present last evening at the council
chamber when the preliminary steps
were taken to organize the Platts
mouth ball team for 1910. The meet
ing organized by the election of P. A.
Barrows, the original "bug," as presi
dent, while Frank Gobelman was
chosen secretary. M. E. Brantner
was unanimously chosen manager and
William Egenberger, the bull-pup
man, treasurer. An executive com
mittee headed by J. F. Falter was
selected, the other members being
Anton II. Koubek, fire chief, and
Adolph Gelse who mnde Milwaukee
famous.
The meeting had no trouble in get
ting financial start, there being quite
a neat sum of money pledged to st-e
the team through the season right
on the start and everything goes on
as merrily as a marriage bell. Mana
ger Brantner is wildly enthusiastic
over the outlook and believes that
all known records as to base ball will
be shattered during the coming year.
The prospect of being able to play
Sunday games without molestation Is
omethlng which Is particularly cheer,
lng to the "fans" and the belief is
expressed that the close of the sea
son will see the club with a handsome
surplus in its treasury from these
games.
Games will be arranged with all
the strong amateur teams of south
eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa
and the local team will be made up
of players who can hold their own
with the best. It Is more than prob
able that some of the teams in the
link league will throw up their hands
before the Benson is anywhere near
advanced when the Plattsmouth team
can step in the breach and carry off
on the sandbar in front of the city.
If the latter can be fenced they would
be far and away the handiest to get
to and this would result doubtless in
a largely Increased attendance. Presi
dent Barrows who Is the ante editor
of "Diamond Biddings'- in an evening
contemporary, has a great grasp of
the subject und Manager Brantner
will find his advice very material to
the welfare 6f the team. Anyway the
team Is launched and there will eb a
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York in New Quarters.
J. C. York, the barber, today com
pleted moving into his new quarters
In the Red Men building where he
will be at home1 to all comers in the
future. J. C. is now one of the
landmarks in the barber business and
In his new shop he Is so situated that
he can give his customers his high
grade line of business with neatness
and dispatch, the new shop being a
nice, clean and light one. Mr. York
has a host of good friends in the
city who will be glad to note his
movement into larger and better quar
ters and he doubtless will receive his
share of patronage. The York shop has
the advantage now of being nicely
located at a convenient point on the
street where it is neither too tar
down town nor too far up town and
he should have no trouble in doubling:
his already large trade.
Miss Hermla Rotter is a visitor in
Omaha, going to that city to spend
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